Ivan Benak

pučki pjesnik · folk poet  ·  Sopje 1933. – Valpovo 2015.Sopje 1933 – Valpovo 2015

Ljubavne pjesme

Ne krivi mene

Love poems

Don't Blame Me

Ne krivi mene što te žarko ljubim,ni srce moje što za tebe bije.Bez ljubavi tvoje ja nadu gubim.Bez smijeha tvoga, draga, tužno mi je.

Don't blame me that I love you with such fire,nor blame my heart that beats for you so true;without your love, all of my hopes expire,without your laughter, darling, I am blue.

Ne krivi mene za te divne snove,što svakog dana ja snivam o tebi.Kad tebe nema, ćutim boli nove,sve patnje naše pripisujem sebi.

Don't blame me for those wondrous dreams I keepon dreaming every single day of you;when you're not here, I feel new pains run deep,and blame myself for all our suffering too.

Ne krivi mene za sve tanke niti,što nisu čvrsto ljubavlju vezane.Za našu patnju skrivila si i tii boli moje u srcu stezane.

Don't blame me for the slender threads, each onethat was not firmly bound by love and tied;you share the blame for all we've undergone,and for the pains my heart has clenched inside.

Ne krivi mene što te silno ljubimi ljubav žarku je u srcu nosim.Ne krivi mene što za tobom žudimi ljubav tvoju kao prosjak prosim.

Don't blame me that my love for you is strong,and in my heart a burning love I bear;don't blame me that for you I yearn and longand beg you for your love, a beggar's prayer.

Valpovo, 22. 07. 1974.

Valpovo, July 22, 1974